The action was taken after Bhagwan Pokharkar, an official of the Sen Oberoi and Intellectual Property Corporation, lodged a complaint against the accused under Section 420 (cheating) of IPC and Sections 63 and 64 of the Copyright Act.

Police Inspector Manohar Joshi of the Deccan Gymkhana police station, said, “The company has received rights to conduct raids, along with local police, from various renowned publications.

They approached us on Monday and lodged an official complaint, following which the raid was conducted on the stall where pirated books were sold. We seized over 7,000 pirated books worth Rs 23 lakh.”